Summary
A general review of knowledge complemented with personal observations ofEremothecium ashbyii, a high level fungus producer of riboflavin (vitamin B2), is made.
Following a short history of the species, all the macro- and microscopic aspects of the cultures are investigated: hyphae, nuclei protoplasmatic inclusions, formation of sporangia (ascus) and spores germination of spores and appearance of riboflavin in the mycelial filaments. “Bulbar forms”, not previously reported in the literature, are described in this species for the first time. Finally, in view of the unusual morphology of the fungus, its systematic placing and phylogenetic relations are discussed.
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Trabajo realizado en el Instituto de Industrias Bioquímico Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires.
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Polichenco, M. Eremothecium ashbyii: revision y actualizacion de conceptos sobre la especie. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 30, 294–304 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02053162
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